History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. In the Svetasvatara Upanishad, Shiva figures as the god superior to the Vedic pantheon
- 2. Shiva is classed among minor gods, both in the Apastamba Grihya Sutra and in Kautilya's Arthashastra
- 3. A four-armed figure of the god Vishnu-Vasudeva, with chakra in the upper left hand, is found on the coins of the Panchala king Vishnumitra
- 4. In the Anguttara Nikaya reference is made to Ajivikas who shifted their centre of activities to the Pundra country
- 5. Vinayaka, a synonym of Ganesha, occurs in the Atharvasiras Upanishad
A1, 2 and 5 only
B2, 3 and 5 only
C1, 3, 4 and 5 only
D1, 2, 3 and 5 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 5 only.
★In the Svetasvatara Upanishad, Shiva figures as the god superior to the Vedic pantheon.
★Shiva is classed among minor gods in both the Apastamba Grihya Sutra and Kautilya's Arthashastra.
★A four-armed figure of Vishnu-Vasudeva is found on the coins of the Panchala king Vishnumitra.
★Vinayaka, a synonym of Ganesha, occurs in the Atharvasiras Upanishad.
★The Ashokavadana, not the Anguttara Nikaya, mentions the Ajivikas in the Pundra country, so the fourth statement is wrong.
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